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Neufchatel Cheese from Livarot, France

The Most Memorable Thing Elizabeth Ate That Year

March 7, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

After I described my blog to a woman on the beach she said it should have been called, ‘What is Elizabeth eating today?’ Because I’m years behind on my blogging […]

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Beer & Cider, Collections from Around the World
Olives and tidbits for sale at San Miguel Market, Madrid's 'Gastronomic Temple' in Spain

San Miguel Market, Madrid’s ‘Gastronomic Temple’

April 7, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

According to esmadrid.com “the Mercado de San Miguel is the city’s gastronomic temple, the contemporary essence of all the corners of Spanish cuisine.” Opened in May 1916 as a food market, this centenary […]

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Spain
Weighing Gouda Cheese in the Interior

Gouda Cheese in Gouda, Holland

January 25, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

De Waag on Gouda’s town square was once the official weighing house for cheese traders and now has exhibits on the art of cheese-making and merchandising. The building, dating from […]

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Holland, Weekly Photo Challenge
Signs of Cheese in Livarot in Normandy, France

Travelling to Livarot along Normandy’s Cheese & Cider Route

June 30, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

June 6, 2015. On today’s day trip from Rouen along the cheese & cider route we happened upon a fromagerie.  In Livarot, France we were greeted by signs of cheese […]

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France, French Food
Our first French picnic

A Detour Leads to Our First French Picnic!

June 27, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

June 6, 2015. On a day-trip from Rouen. One habit I wish I could bring home with me was the picnics in France. While driving along a back road we […]

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Beer & Cider, France, Road Trip
Apricot wine with almonds and Camembert cheese

A Perfect Edible Match: Almonds, Camembert and Apricot Wine

February 23, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

A perfect edible match: almonds, double cream Camembert and apricot wine. More of Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week: Edible. More from the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: A Good Match. Note: I started with chocolate pairings and […]

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BC, Wine
Vermut y tapas in Potes, Spain

Potes, a Perfect Stop in Los Picos de Europa of Spain

October 29, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

“If you’re still in the Picos area when you cross into Cantabria, Potes is a great area to stop.” Jessica* It was heading into evening, we were in the mood for […]

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Spain
Cheese for sale in Ribadesella Market

Ribadasella on Spain’s Northern Coast and Its Market

September 27, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

When we hit Ribadasella there was a market going on, which made us very hungry. These ‘bollos’ were some sort of unfamiliar squash or melon. These round (redonda) empanadas looked good enough […]

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Spain
An Variety of Sausages at Mons Farmer's Market

The Weekly Farmer’s Market in Mons, Belgium

September 18, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

In the morning we bought sandwiches to go so we wouldn’t starve like the day before. Afterwards, we came upon a farmer’s market full of yummy discoveries, and loaded up with even more […]

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Belgium, Europe
Mons Beer & Cheese

Weekly Photo Challenge: Spending the Golden Hour Inside a Pub

July 12, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

Constant dilemma while travelling: do we shoot photos during the ‘Golden Hour’? or do we go for a beer? How about doing both? Two different beer and cheese photos, both […]

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Beer & Cider, Belgium, Photo Challenges, Weekly Photo Challenge

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